What is the Least Common Multiple of 51711 and 51731?

Least common multiple or lowest common denominator (lcd) can be calculated in two way; with the LCM formula calculation of greatest common factor (GCF), or multiplying the prime factors with the highest exponent factor.

Least Common Multiple of 51711 and 51731 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 51711 and 51731, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(51711,51731) = 1
LCM(51711,51731) = ( 51711 × 51731) / 1
LCM(51711,51731) = 2675061741 / 1
LCM(51711,51731) = 2675061741

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 51711 and 51731 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 51711 and 51731. First we will calculate the prime factors of 51711 and 51731.

Prime Factorization of 51711

Prime Factorization of 51731

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 51711 and 51731.

LCM(51711,51731) = 3¹ × 11¹ × 1567¹ × 17² × 179¹
LCM(51711,51731) = 2675061741